Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

What do you do if you need to make some Hanukkah cards, but you don’t want to buy a stamp set that is only for Hanukkah? Luckily, there are some Hanukkah images and sayings in some of the other stamp sets! The 3″ x 3″ card below (also made for a Stampin’ Addicts swap) uses the menorah found in Every Little Bit and the “Happy Hanukkah” from Delightful Dozen.

Stamps: Every Little Bit, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Island indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Aren’t those two In Colors great together? Love them!!

When I create my Rosh Hashanah cards, I always try to use a shade of red to represent apples and a shade of gold to represent honey. Now that Stampin’ Up has Cherry Cobbler embossing powder, I knew I had to use it for a Rosh Hashanah card! I combined it with Brushed Gold cardstock to make this gorgeous card.

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold
Other: Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Champagne Shimmer Paint, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I sprayed the Very Vanilla piece with homemade shimmer mist after I ran it through the Big Shot. I combined rubbing alcohol and a few drops of Champagne Shimmer Paint in a small spray bottle and sprayed it on to add a gold sheen to the vanilla piece. You can see it a little in the picture (click to enlarge), but it is really lovely in real life.

One of my favorite things to do with the Matchbox Die is to fill it with chocolate! And now that we have these fabulous wrapper stamps, it’s even easier! I made this little box of chocolates for Steve, a fun addition to his birthday cards.

Stamps: Word Play, It’s a Wrap Occasions
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper
Other: Matchbox Bigz XL Die, Big Shot, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, mailing labels

There are two versions of the label stamps available – It’s a Wrap Occasions and It’s a Wrap Holidays. They are so much fun!

Today is my husband’s birthday, and as you may remember from past cards that I have made for him, woodworking is his passion. I was super excited to see the new Tool Shed background stamp in the big Idea Book & Catalog, with its images of retro tools. I bought it to make cards for Steve, and was super excited to use it for the first time on this birthday card. I really wanted to use my new Simply Scored scoring board, so I made a gate-fold card.

Stamps: Tool Shed, Wood Grain, Upsy Daisy
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo
Paper: Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Other: Simply Scored, Decorative Label Punch, Square Lattice Textured Impression Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Wondering how I got the layers on the Decorative Label Punch? I punched out two extras of each color to make the mats. I cut one lengthwise, and one width-wise, and then glued them to the back so a bit of the edge showed.

I made some Hanukkah cards for the Stampin’ Addicts Holiday Wow Swap. Some of them are more elegant, and some are bright and fun, like this one. It uses the Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight paper from the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper. I think it is just perfect for a Hanukkah card!

Stamps: Shalom Sayings
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday DSP
Other: Tempting Turquoise 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 3″ Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, Basic Rhinestones

This is such a classic card — substitute a cupcake instead of the Menorah, and you have a fabulous birthday card!

I really love the way the Shalom stamp looks embossed in gold on Very Vanilla cardstock. It’s such a classy look! Here is another card I made with this. It is a very simple 3″x3″ card, but I just love how it came out!

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Hemp Twine, Simply Scored

Do you see the score lines framing the image? I used my Simply Scored to create these. Since I was making several of these cards for a Stampin’ addicts swap, I used the markers so I could easily find the places I needed to score each time.

After I scored the first two lines, I turned the cardstock 90 degrees to score the other two sides.

I love the Simply Scored! It is such a fabulous tool! I find myself looking for things to score now, just so that I can use it more!

Stampin’ Up has some spooktacular new downloads this week, continuing on with the great Halloween themed downloads from last week.  These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files.

127589 Spook Central Designer Ensemble $12.95

Create a “Spook Central” banner, Halloween party invite, thank you card, coffin box party favors, and “eat if you dare” cupcake toppers with the designer templates in this digital-exclusive ensemble. Pair with the included coordinating elements to add your own touch, or use them to create even more types of projects. Ensemble includes an 18-piece stamp brush set, four Designer Series Paper patterns, 15 embellishments, one 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ greeting card and one 5″ x 7″ postcard designer templates, and a five-page 8-1/2″ x 11″ décor template. Coordinating colors include Basic Black, Basic Gray, More Mustard, and Very Vanilla.

127616 Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp Brush Set $7.95

Skeletons, ghosts, and mummies–oh my! This delightfully spooky 24-piece Halloween stamp brush set coordinates with the Bingo Stamp Brush giving you everything you need to brew up a hauntingly bewitching bingo game! Frightening fun for the whole family. Or, use these images to scare up some Halloween spirit for photobook pages, tags, and cards.

127604 Dark & Dreary Stamp Brush Set $3.95

Creepy nocturnal creatures, web-laced candles, and a dark Victorian wrought-iron gate are a great entourage for setting the Halloween mood. Combine this five-piece set with our Nite Owl Digital Kit (item 122174) for even more dark and dreary options.

127605 Midnight Musings Stamp Brush Set $7.95

Words of woe and trepidation warn and taunt in our Midnight Musings Stamp Brush Set. Use them to create haunting accents or bone-chilling backgrounds on Halloween party invitations, cards, and so many more projects. Artwork taken from the Midnight Musings Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel is separated into 15 pieces for more digital versatility.

127610 Jack of All Trades Stamp Brush Set $3.95

There’s no carving involved with the eight-piece Jack of All Trades Stamp Brush Set. It’s is perfect for all of your Halloween projects.

127612 Hand-Penned Holidays Stamp Brush Set $3.95

Beautiful holiday sentiments in elegant, flowing script make this four-piece set an indispensable addition to your stamp brush collection. Download also includes a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ greeting card designer template.

127617 Autumn Vine Digital Designer Series Paper $4.95

You’re in luck: colors never retire in My Digital Studio, so let your eyes (and designs) feast on our gorgeous Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper patters from years past. The 12 patterns come in these coordinating colors: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, and Sage Shadow.

You can purchase these or any other digital downloads through my online store. (Clicking on the pictures above will take you there as well.) They great news is that they are available for immediate use, with no shipping charges! Just click on Digital Crafting, then Digital Downloads, then Newest Downloads to see all of the recent additions! If you registered your copy of My Digital Studio, you may also receive end-of-the month emails from Stampin’ Up featuring that month’s digital releases.

There is a My Digital Studio tab to the top right hand corner of this blog. It is a handy reference to a variety of My Digital Studio resources, including a list of all of the downloads and a break down of the printing costs. There is also a Resources page on MyDigitalStudio.net that includes an MDS Catalog. It shows all of the MDS software artwork (contained in the boxed-version) and downloads from the October 2009 launch through July 31, 2011! The catalog gives a snapshot of the entire product line with artwork thumbnails followed by product details, which includes the colors of the designer papers! Because MDS is regularly coming out with new artwork, the catalog will be updated every month.

I loved this card by Laurie so much that I had to make my own! It is so fun to use the pennant set for both the actual pennants and the party hat! Isn’t this a great color combo? I just love Lucky Limeade!

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Other: Pennant Punch, Bitty Punch Pack (circle), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3″ Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, Big Shot

I am just amazed at the versatility of this Pennant stamp set and the matching punch! Have you seen the Christmas trees they can make? I’ll show you those a little later in the month.

Another great sketch from Stamping 411 today! As soon as I saw that circle I knew exactly what I wanted it to be!

I read on another blog (sorry, I don’t remember which one) that the 1 1/4″ circle punch fits exactly inside the Spice Cake Designer Buttons. Have you seen these buttons? They are HUGE! They are an inch and a half in diameter! So I started this card by knowing that I wanted to use one of the buttons, and built the rest around that. What do you think?

Stamps: Gently Falling, Elements of Style
Ink: Soft Suede, More Mustard
Paper: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Spice Cake Designer Buttons, Rich Regal Brads (More Mustard), 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

I made the insides of the acorns a lighter shade of Soft Suede lighter by stamping off once before stamping on the card stock. Except for the one where I forgot… Stamping off is a great way to get multiple shades from the same ink pad.

Wow! What a fabulous response to my first offering of the ruffled ribbon shares! This is what was sent out to the lucky participants, 2 yards each of Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, and Wisteria Wonder.

If you wanted all 5 of these rolls of ribbon, it would cost you $49.75 plus shipping and tax. Instead, you can get 2 yards of each color for $13.65 including shipping to you! Just send me an email if you are interested in participating. Sorry, US only.